Prize essays : written by prisoners for the American Prison Association / James V. Bennett. between 1931 and 1942.

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Prize essays : written by prisoners for the American Prison Association / James V. Bennett. between 1931 and 1942.

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Compiled by James V. Bennett, second director of the Bureau of Prisons, with an introduction by him.

[72] leaves, ca. 100 blank leaves ; 27 cm.

Sam Houston State University, Newton Gresham Library

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Sam Houston State University, Newton Gresham Library

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American Prison Association

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Bennett, James V. (James Van Benschoten), 1894-1978

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James Van Benschoten Bennett (1894-1978) was a penologist and government official, who served as the Director to the Bureau of Prisons in the Department of Justice from 1937 to 1964. From the description of Bennett, James V. (James Van Benschoten), 1894-1978 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10571478 Director of the United States Bureau of Prisons (1937-1964). From the description of Correspondence with Johan Thorsten Sellin, 1946-1959. (...